Over The Hill Gang , Old Farts with Young Cars

[lightning]

Originally Posted by Ladybugsmom

Yup. In 2 hrs early to catch up on crap from last week. If I have another week like that any time soon, I'm gonna be job hunting again. Yes, it was THAT bad. It takes a lot to make me cry, but I was on the verge of tears Friday...

I got a shoulder.............

[lightning]

Originally Posted by NoUCantDriveIt

Hi gang

<insert appropriate reply to recent posts here because I'm too lazy to go back and quote y'all >

Question... have any of you used CarMax or another place that buys vehicles on the spot?

I haven't ever tried them Deb.

[Camaro_krazee]

Originally Posted by hotrodsally

Good Morning Camaro Krazee. If I say your name 3 times real fast it Comes out Cama-kazee . You must be going crazy with anticipation for your long-awaited new arrival. Stay cool, enjoy the holiday. Love your Sig.

HotRod

LOL...hummm...well, I guess there's some people I work with that would probably say I'm as krazy as a camakazee! [I try to keep it hidden though!] You are sooooo right...I can NOT wait to get my hands on my new Camaro! Still bayed as of today though!:(

Glad to have another fellow Okie here.....OU whipped up this weekend, huh? I'll be there in less than 2 weeks now.....State Fair and Eischen's........here I come. Niece has invited me to a OU watch party.....fun!

cool that you will be coming home to OOOklahoma! And speaking of cool...we have cooled off temp wise, a bit. Back up in the 90s for next week though...ugh! But maybe by the time you get to OKC, it'll be just right!
Ohhhh...Eishen's!!! My DH knows Ed Eishen from when he had the grocery store. I've not had any of their fried chicken, but hubby keeps promising to take me one of these days!


LBM...hope your day at work got better. Bless your heart. I'm keeping an eye out for a possible job change as well. aacckk! Just hate to start over somewhere new, but a woman's gotta do, what a woman's gotta, do!

sugar'n'spice...aren't cats just so....full of cat-ti-tude? I love the old saying: "Dogs have masters; Cats have servants! So true at my house!



I know I may have missed someone...not on purpose though. I think my brain has had it for the day...LOL! Gonna go in search of some dark chocolate...the REAL brain food!

have a good evening all

s

[NoUCantDriveIt]

Originally Posted by lightning

I haven't ever tried them Deb.

Thanks hon

I want to sell my spare veh, and I know those places will low-ball the price.

On one hand... I grabbed an estimate from one online site and it was $1385 below Edmunds, and $2415 below KBB (which is bogus because it rates high anyway). The nearest Carmax is almost 100 miles away... kinda far just to go see what they would offer.

On the other hand... not having all the hassle of selling it myself is worth something. Although, more than 1K seems like a big chunk to pay for that.
Was just wondering if any of the gang had any "how best to sell a car" wisdom.

[hotrodsally]

Originally Posted by NoUCantDriveIt

Thanks hon

I want to sell my spare veh, and I know those places will low-ball the price.

On one hand... I grabbed an estimate from one online site and it was $1385 below Edmunds, and $2415 below KBB (which is bogus because it rates high anyway). The nearest Carmax is almost 100 miles away... kinda far just to go see what they would offer.

On the other hand... not having all the hassle of selling it myself is worth something. Although, more than 1K seems like a big chunk to pay for that.
Was just wondering if any of the gang had any "how best to sell a car" wisdom.

Hi Deb, no advice, just wanted to say HI!

[NoUCantDriveIt]

Originally Posted by hotrodsally

Hi Deb, no advice, just wanted to say HI!

lol... hi HotRod

[Darth_Emma]

Originally Posted by NoUCantDriveIt

Thanks hon

I want to sell my spare veh, and I know those places will low-ball the price.

On one hand... I grabbed an estimate from one online site and it was $1385 below Edmunds, and $2415 below KBB (which is bogus because it rates high anyway). The nearest Carmax is almost 100 miles away... kinda far just to go see what they would offer.

On the other hand... not having all the hassle of selling it myself is worth something. Although, more than 1K seems like a big chunk to pay for that.
Was just wondering if any of the gang had any "how best to sell a car" wisdom.

To me the only time it might be advantageous to sell to a dealer is when you are trading a car in on another car. That way, you also save the sales tax on the trade in value, so you are getting an extra 7% (or whatever the sales tax is where you live).

If you aren't trading in, then it might be better to sell the car on your own. I haven't done that for quite a while, but advertising in the local newspaper might be a good place to start.

[NoUCantDriveIt]

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

To me the only time it might be advantageous to sell to a dealer is when you are trading a car in on another car. That way, you also save the sales tax on the trade in value, so you are getting an extra 7% (or whatever the sales tax is where you live).

If you aren't trading in, then it might be better to sell the car on your own. I haven't done that for quite a while, but advertising in the local newspaper might be a good place to start.

Thanks for the input.

No, not trading it in. It's paid off and just want to sell. I can stick a sign on it, put ads in local papers, and maybe even on the board at local grocery stores.

The thing is.. not getting warm fuzzies about making my phone number that public. More than that, going alone with people I don't know to take it for a test drive. Maybe I'm being chicken sh** about the second one, but I didn't live long enough to be an old fart by being stupid about keeping myself safe either!

[dianeokie]

Originally Posted by NoUCantDriveIt

Hi gang

<insert appropriate reply to recent posts here because I'm too lazy to go back and quote y'all >

Question... have any of you used CarMax or another place that buys vehicles on the spot?

Like it.......it's hard to catch up with everyone sometimes.....

I went to CarMax once with a car......they didn't give me a very good price on it. The best luck I've had is with AutoTrader.com and a local Auto Auction. Depends on how patient you are.

[dianeokie]

Originally Posted by NoUCantDriveIt

Thanks for the input.

No, not trading it in. It's paid off and just want to sell. I can stick a sign on it, put ads in local papers, and maybe even on the board at local grocery stores.

The thing is.. not getting warm fuzzies about making my phone number that public. More than that, going alone with people I don't know to take it for a test drive. Maybe I'm being chicken sh** about the second one, but I didn't live long enough to be an old fart by being stupid about keeping myself safe either!

Have to agree with you on the safety thing......that's why Autotrader.com is a good way to go, or an auto auction...just know the details about the auction before it starts

[NoUCantDriveIt]

Originally Posted by dianeokie

Like it.......it's hard to catch up with everyone sometimes.....

I went to CarMax once with a car......they didn't give me a very good price on it. The best luck I've had is with AutoTrader.com and a local Auto Auction. Depends on how patient you are.

Thanks for the info on CarMax. Sounds like it would be about the same as the other place like that I checked. And thanks for the AutoTrader tip I'll check on that one.

[Mr Twisty]

Y"a'll miss me?

..... didn't even know I was gone, did'ja

Originally Posted by NoUCantDriveIt

Hi gang

<insert appropriate reply to recent posts here because I'm too lazy to go back and quote y'all >

Question... have any of you used CarMax or another place that buys vehicles on the spot?

You can take it to any car dealer and let them throw you a price, but it's time consuming, they'll want to go over it pretty good, AND they'll lo=ball you just like carmax.

Put it in craigslist and bump it every 5 days or so... Do you have a male friend that would be willing to help with the sale for a small fee? Let him do the ride-alongs and take the calls

[Darth_Emma]

I've been gone for the last week... no one missed me either!

[NoUCantDriveIt]

Originally Posted by MisterCamaro69

Y"a'll miss me?

..... didn't even know I was gone, did'ja



You can take it to any car dealer and let them throw you a price, but it's time consuming, they'll want to go over it pretty good, AND they'll lo=ball you just like carmax.

Not sure if a dealer around here would take it unless it was a trade-in for another sale.

Put it in craigslist and bump it every 5 days or so...

CraigsList scares me.. too many stories of scams & weirdos

Do you have a male friend that would be willing to help with the sale for a small fee? Let him do the ride-alongs and take the calls

None of my guy friends would have time to do ride-alongs. :( And I'd never in a gizillion years be able to talk them into taking the calls!

Of course we missed you Twisty And your absence was noticed.. I just havent been stopping in often enough lately to mention it.